India for ‘constructive’ Rohingya policy

Why it is in news?

  • Seeking a ‘constructive’ approach to dealing with the exodus of the Rohingya, India said  that the displaced members of the community will have to return to their place of origin in the Rakhine province of Myanmar.
  • Speaking at a think tank event here, on the prospects of India-Japan cooperation in the Bay of Bengal and Asia-Pacific regions, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar highlighted India’s regional humanitarian responsibilities and growing convergence with Tokyo. 

Regional cooperation

  • He also brought up the ties between connectivity, regional cooperation and humanitarian response to evolving crises.
  • One of the areas INDIA want to see in the agenda of BIMSTEC is collaboration on the HADR— that, we would like these member countries to cooperate on humanitarian assistance to disaster situation
  • In the last three years, Nepal earthquake relief, (India’s response to) Yemen civil war, Maldivian water crisis, and even Operation Insaniyat for the Rohingyas are part of cooperation. 

Source: The Hindu

Posted by Jawwad Kazi on 27th Oct 2017